Novation has announced a limited time rebate program with DePuy Spine to increase utilization of the company's products, according to a Novation news release.
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Symmetry Medical, a Warsaw, Ind.-based medical device company, recently reported first quarter revenue of $95.8 million, which is a 13 percent increase over the first quarter of last year, according to a company news release.
Orthofix, a Lewisville, Texas-based orthopedic device company, recently reported net sales of $139.2 million and a net loss of $35.8 million for the first quarter of 2011, according to a company news release.
Wright Medical Group has replaced the three executives who stepped down "without good reason" amid internal investigations about improper payments to physicians last quarter, according to a report from The Daily News.
Alphatec Spine, a Carlsbad, Calif.-based spine device company, reported first quarter revenue of $49.7 million, which represents a 40.9 percent growth over the first quarter of 2010, according to a company news release.
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The global orthopedics industry approached $30 billion in 2010, with an annual growth rate of about 5 to 7 percent, according to a Pharma Life report, based on research from UBM Canon.
Exactech, a Gainesville, Fla.-based orthopedic device company, reported $53.4 million in revenue for the first quarter of 2011, which was a 9 percent increase over the first quarter of 2010, according to a company news release.
ArthroCare has reported first quarter FY 2011 total revenue of $87.9 million, representing a 1.3 percent decrease from the same quarter last year, according to a company news release.
Stryker has appointed former Johnson & Johnson executive Kevin Lobo as group president of the company's newly formed Neurotechnology and Spine Group, according to a company news release.
Newt Gingrich, former speaker of the House and possible presidential candidate, is calling for transparency of prices for medical devices from hip implants to stents, according to a report by DOTmed.